The report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released on April 4, 2022, and it suggests that, while some countries are on track to meet their carbon emission commitments, the world is not on track to limit global warming to the 1.5oC level.
Although the use of carbon capture technology is an option that will help remove carbon from the atmosphere, or from factory emissions before they are released into the atmosphere, this approach is only being used currently in a total of 18 large-scale units in six countries.
It is usually understood that plants add carbon into shallow layers of soil , in the form of dead organic matter, or humus.
Based on these findings, the authors of that study hypothesized that the introduction of the tropical pasture grass Brachiaria humidicola, would increase soil carbon accumulation and soil quality through its abundant root system and rapid turnover.
This facility is home to about 68,000 accessions of common beans, tropical forages, and cassava, crops that are a vital source of nourishment and income for millions of smallholder farmers across the globe.
Chirinda explained there are many other examples of agricultural practices that either increase carbon uptake or reduce its loss.